The 30 Most Anticipated Movies of 2013

We publish what we consider to be the “30 Most Anticipated Movies of [the upcoming year]” annually. Some of these are titles you’re already familiar with, some of them you’ll disagree with, most of which we’re going to see regardless.

What makes a movie “anticipated” in our eyes? Good question. It can be as something as simple as having a big-name director attached to a film. Alternatively, it could be the audience’s curiosity as to how badly Hollywood will drop the ball on a good idea (World War Z *cough cough*). If we’re being honest here, one movie even landed on this list because of a certain actor’s hair. No, I’m not talking about Ron Burgundy.

What I’m trying to say is that there’s not one thing that can make audiences excited for a flick–they either are or they aren’t. Find out why you should be excited for these 30 movies below.

#30 – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

#29 – Before Midnight

#28 – The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

#27 – The Wolverine

#26 – 300: Rise of an Empire

[ 30 photos ]The 30 Most Anticipated Movies of 2013

#30 - <em>The Hunger Games: Catching Fire</em>

Directed: Francis Lawrence

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks

Release Date: November 22, 2013

You don’t need to want to see this movie for it to be highly anticipated, over 50% of American women are already hard-wired to be excited for you. Having said that, if you thought the premise of the first movie was cool (kids killing each other in an arena), wait until you see what this arena looks like.